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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Free discussion with the teacher". Have you ever been inside a classroom? When the black male stands up and starts cursing and yelling at the teacher with every vile word that is known to man that is not "free discussion".

NP.  I have been in classrooms, both public and private as the class's room parent.  I have seen many things including white boys off their ADHD meds jumping on the furniture and throwing things and cussing at their classmates and teacher.  And I've witnessed smart ass white boys saying inappropriate things to teachers and given mild warnings,"Pipe down Jack."

[b]So glad to say that I've never been in a classroom when a angry, white boy decided to come to school and settle the score by shooting up everybody within range.[/[/b]quote]

While a Columbine situation is nothing to sneeze at, we've had similar attempts at our school by minority boys. Thankfully, they were not successful.

It goes both ways.  As a white teacher, I've seen white children ignored - those transitioning in from alternative schools - b/c they're not on the list that helps schools make AYP.  So they're pushed to the side.  Do you think THAT'S the right route to take?

Kids are kids.  And anger knows no skin color. So this is not just a white thing.  It's also a matter of socioeconomics. The poor, angry white child needs attention, too.  Unfortunately, s/he is often overlooked.  Don't think that it was easy for me to work with a child who freely threw around the word "colored" b/c her mother used it.  But sadly, I saw teachers throw her away, thinking she was too ignorant to teach.

Unless we learn to deal with our anger issues and unless we push aside our damaging perceptions, the children will continue to suffer.  I will not apologize for being white.  I will not apologize for being tough on any child despite diffficult obstacles s/he faces.  I am doing the best that I can to level the playing field for aLL students.  And I'm not one to avoid having difficult conversations about race, prejudice and internal conflicts that threaten our attempts to move forward.

What I expect from myself as a white woman is what I expect from ALL people.[/quote]

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